Worship Styles

The following are comments that we've all heard about worship services over the years:

• It starts too early.  It starts too late.
• I don’t like the hymns.  I like the hymns.
• I like to sing old songs.  I like to sing new songs.

• I like the traditional liturgy.  I don’t like the liturgy.

With this in mind, we offer two different services to provide more options for personal schedules, and individual tastes in music and worship style.  

8:00 am - Traditional Worship
This service offers traditional liturgies & utilizes organ music. The service format is provided on the screens in the Sanctuary and a large-print bulletin.  Assistive hearing devices are available in the A/V booth in the back of the Sanctuary.  

10:30 am - Contemporary Worship
This service offers a relaxed environment that uses a blend of liturgies and free worship exercises all projected on screens in the sanctuary for the ease of worship. In this service we offer contemporary music on the screens for a more modern feel. DCE Angel also provides a Children's Message during the service for age appropriate teaching.  Assistive hearing devices are available in the A/V booth in the back of the Sanctuary.

Holy Communion at First
Worship at First Lutheran includes a celebration of Holy Communion twice a month, typically the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month.  We believe Holy Communion is a special gift of God for our benefit.  As a commitment to biblical integrity, communion is reserved for:

• Baptized Christians (Acts 2:37-38)
• those who recognize and confess their sins (Proverbs 28:13, 1 John 1:8)
• those who believe the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ is offered under forms of bread and wine (1 Corinthians 10:16, 11:27)
• those who accept Jesus' words: "given and shed for you for the forgiveness of sins" (Matthew 26:28)

All who share these biblical beliefs are encouraged to join with us and participate in Communion at First Lutheran.  For those who have questions regarding these beliefs and practices, please contact the church office (office@firstlutheran-paola.org).

White grape juice is available on the communion tray for those with special needs.

Children who have not been confirmed in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod should speak with Director of Christian Education Angel Gillespie before taking communion.